Clothes-wringer.



A. W. ALTORFER.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1914.

Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

WITNESSES HEUS W. MTORFER, 0F ROANOKE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO POWER WASHING- MACHINE 01)., OF PEOBIA, ILLINOIS, A CORPOTION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 16, 1914. Serial 110. 818,889.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHnUs W. ALToRFnR, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Roanoke, in the county of Woodford and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovementsin Clothes-VVringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in wringers, and relates particularly to means for quickly and effectively releasing the compression on the wringer rolls 1n the event of a person accidentally getting the fingers orhand caught between said rolls.

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a wringer with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating details of structure with parts shown in dottedlines to illustrate position of same when compression is released, and Fig. 4 is a detail in plan showing in full and dotted lines position of releasing lever before and after compression is released.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

,My invention is designed especially for metal frame wringers, including the duplicate base pieces 1 for mounting said wringer on a suitable support, and each base piece 1 has a bearing 2 in which is journaled a stud or spindle, 3 of the lower wringer roller 4, and each base piece is also provided with an extension arm 5 having an opening 6 therethrough which communicates with a slot 7, and at the forward end of each arm 5 is provided a seat 8. The said base pieces 1 are spaced a distance suitable to support given size rollers and are sustained in such relation by means of a stay-rod 9.

10 denotes cap pieces, which are somewhat similar to the base pieces 1; that is to say, each has a bearing 11 in which is journaled a stud or spindle 12 of. the upper wringer roller 18, and each cap plate is also provided with an extension 14: having an opening 15 therethroug'h, which overlies the opening 6 in the base piece beneath, and depending from each extension 14: is a stud 16, adapted to be seated in the seat 8 of the extension 5, when the two rollers 4: and 13 are in compressing relation, to suitably space the extenslons one above the other. The two rollers 4 and 13 are suitably'geared to each other, although not shown, so as to be revolved together and in opposite directions, 1f des1red, and a stud or spindle of one of said rollers may be of suitable length to adapt it for power connections; With the.

exception of the opening 6 and slot 7 in each extension 5 of the base pieces 1, the parts described are not unlike the metal frame wrlnger in general use today.

17 denotes rods of suitable length each adapted to be passed up through an opening- The pins 20 are located at or near the bottom of each rod while the pins 19 are located at a suitable point above the pins 20. The plus 19 may pass up through the slots 7 in the extensions 5 but the pins 20 are too long to permit of their passing through said slots. When the parts are assembled and the rods 17 have been passed up through the openings 6 and 15 in the extensions 5 and 14:, suitable coil springs 21 are passed down over said rods 17 and the opposite ends of a cross-brace 22 are passed down over the said rods to bear against said springs 21, which are located between said brace 22 and the extensions 14, when thumb-nuts 23 are screwed down on the threaded ends 18 of said rods to compress said springs 21 and force the upper. roller 13 into a firm impinging or compressing relation with the lower roller 4:-

Connected to the upper end of each rod 17 is a lever 24:, one being longer than the other that it may. provide a hand-hold for an operator and said levers are connected by a connecting rod 25, so that when the longer lever is operated to turn the rod 17 with which it is connected, the other rod 17 will be simultaneously operated. 7

Assuming that the parts are assembled as described, the rods 17 with the levers 24: will be in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and in full lines in Fig. 4:; with the pins'19 swung from beneath the slots 7 and bearing against the underside of the extensions 5. Should an operator get a hand or fingers caught between the rollers 4 and 13, by the use of the other hand the longer lever 24 may be moved from the full line position shown in Fig. 4: to the dotted line position in said figure, which will cause the rods 17 to be rotated, bringing the pins 19 opposite the slots 7, when the springs 21 will act to raise said rods 17, the pins 19 passing up through the slots 7 and the compression on the rollers be released. The pins 20 prevent the rods from raising to a point where they will become entirely detached from the other parts, and the arrangement is such that the.

parts may be quickly and easily reassembled in working relation.

What I claim is 1. In combination, a pair of compressin rolls, a pair of rods, springs encircling sai rods, and means for compressing said springs and holding said rolls in impinging relation, and connections between said rods, including an operators lever for quickly turning said rods to relieve the compression on said rolls.

2. In combination, a mounting, a pair of compression rolls journaled in said mounting, means for yieldingly holding one of said rolls in impinging relation with the other roll, including a pair of rods passing up through openings in said mounting, each rod having a radially disposed pin normally engaging the'underside of the mounting and adapted to pass up through a slot in said mounting, compression springs on said rods, thumb-nuts for compressing said springs, and connections between said rods, including an operators lever, whereby said rods may be quickly turned for bringing the pins on the rods opposite the slots in the mounting so as to relieve the compression on said rolls.

3. In combination, a mounting, said mounting having bearings for wringer rolls and also provided with rod openings and slots in connection with said openings, a pair of rolls journaled in said mounting, rods passing through said openings in the mounting, each rod having a radially disposed pin normally bearing against the underside of said mounting, springs encircling each rod, thumb-nuts screwed on said rods for compressing said springs, and means for quickly releasing the compression of said springs, comprising a lever attached to each rod and a connecting member between said levers; the operation of one of saidlevers rotating said rods to bring their pins opposite the slots in the mounting, when said springs will act to lift the rods causing the pins to pass through the slots and relieve the compression on said rolls.

4:. In combination, a mounting, a pair of compression rolls journaled in said mounting, compression means for said rolls, comprising revoluble and vertically movable rods, and springs and securing means for holding said rods and springs in compressing position; and connections between said rods, including an operators lever for turn ing the rods to a position for said springs to raise said rods and relieve the compression on said rolls.

In combination, a mounting, a pair of compression rolls jonrnaled in said mounting, compression means for said rolls, comprising revoluble and vertically movable rods, and springs and securing means for holding said rods and springs in compression position; a reach between said rods; a lever connected to each rod, one being longer than the other, and as bar connected at its ends to said levers, wherebywhen one of said levers is operated the other will be operated.

6. In combination, a mounting, a pair of compression rolls journaled in said mounting, compression means for said rolls, including a pair of verticallydisposed rods passing through said mounting and having means for normally holding said rods against upward movement, a coil spring on each rod, a reach between the two rods and through which each rod projects, meanshaving a threaded engagement with each rod above said. reach for adjusting the tension of said springs, a lever on each rod, and a bar connecting said levers, the movement of one of said levers adapted to impart a partial rotation to said rods whereby the holding means will be released to allow the springs to act to raise the rods and relieve the compression on said rolls.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHEUS W. ALTORFER.

Witnesses:

J no. L. Jonas, S. H. An'ronrnn. 

